RT journal article
T1 Site fidelity of fish on a rocky intertidal in the south of Portugal
A1 Compaire, Jesus C.
A1 Montes Pérez, Juan Bautista
A1 Gonçalves, Jorge M.S.
A1 Casimiro-Soriguer Escofet, María Milagrosa
A1 Erzini, Karim
A2 Biología
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
K1 Intertidal environment
K1 Rocky shores
K1 Fish
K1 Tagging
K1 Southern Portugal
AB The short-term site fidelity of intertidal fish species was studied in a rocky intertidal zone in southern Portugal using visible implant elastomer tagging. Eleven fish species were caught, tagged and released, seven of which were recaptured. The larger tide pool with the highest complexity level and located at a lower position in the shore level did not have recaptures, while in others the individual fish species recaptured rate ranged from 11.1 to 38.9%, suggesting that the shore height is a dominant factor influencing site fidelity. Although the breeding season seems not to be the only explanation for the recapture rate, the higher mean recapture rates of Parablennius sanguinolentus, Lipophrys pholis and Gobius cobitis may be related to the parental behaviour of these species during that period. Site fidelity of juveniles of Scorpaena porcus in tidepools is reported for the first time, showing the importance of this habitat as a nursery ground.
PB ELSEVIER
SN 1385-1101
YR 2022
FD 2022-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27190
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/27190
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026